Meitze

The village is mainly noted for the cobbled high street and a lot of old timber-framed houses in the centre. In the North, there is a wind farm with twelve wind turbines. == History ==

Meitze arose at the crossing point of two important trade routes, the "Hessenweg" and the "Bremerweg". On this intersection, Meitze developed as a well-known marketplace. • The village was founded in 1330 as "Metce", according to documents. • 1438 - Meitze was mentioned as "Metzenne" in a register. • around 1791 the name of the town became "Meitze". • 1921 - the local Schützenverein was founded • 1930 - the volunteer fire brigade was established. • 1959 - the new chapel was consecrated • since 1974 Meitze has been a district of the Wedemark On 29 April 1944, ten American airmen were killed when their Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft crashed near Meitze. The crew had been ordered to carry out a bombing mission over the German capital of Berlin, according to the U.S. military. Their remains were identified in 2011 and buried at Arlington National Cemetery. == Infrastructure ==

About one kilometer (0.6 miles) away from Meitze passes the A7. Meitze is directly connected with Mellendorf and Elze/Bennemühlen by the bus route 697. Until 1967 Meitze also had an own elementary school, but it was closed because of a lack of students. == References ==